| Table of Acronyms | 第1-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION | 第12-22页 |
| ·Distance Education in Zambia | 第13-15页 |
| ·Establishment of Distance Education at UNZA | 第14-15页 |
| ·Directorate of Distance Education at UNZA | 第15-17页 |
| ·Residential School | 第16-17页 |
| ·Importance of Libraries in Distance Education | 第17页 |
| ·The University of Zambia Library | 第17-22页 |
| ·UNZA Library Collection | 第19页 |
| ·In-House Local Database | 第19页 |
| ·Short Loan Collection | 第19-20页 |
| ·Serials Section Management | 第20页 |
| ·UNZALIBS | 第20-21页 |
| ·Access to Information Recourses | 第21-22页 |
| CHAPTER 2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM,PURPOSE,THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY | 第22-30页 |
| ·Statement of the Problem | 第22-25页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第25-26页 |
| ·Theoretical Frame work | 第26-27页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第27-28页 |
| ·General Objective | 第27-28页 |
| ·Specific Objectives | 第28页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28-30页 |
| CHAPTER 3 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第30-41页 |
| ·The Role of Academic Libraries in Distance Education | 第30-31页 |
| ·Library Services to Distance Education Students | 第31-34页 |
| ·Lending Policy to Distance Education Students | 第34页 |
| ·Academic Libraries' Use of Information Technology in Distance Education | 第34-38页 |
| ·Library Collaboration with Other Stakeholders in Distance Education | 第38-39页 |
| ·Lecturers' and Students' Attitudes towards Library Services | 第39-40页 |
| ·Library Cooperation | 第40-41页 |
| CHAPTER 4 METHODOLOGY | 第41-43页 |
| ·Sample Size | 第41-42页 |
| ·Sampling Units | 第41页 |
| ·Sampling Procedure and Justification | 第41页 |
| ·Sapling Frame and Justification | 第41-42页 |
| ·Data Collection Techniques and Justification | 第42-43页 |
| CHAPTER 5 DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS | 第43-82页 |
| ·Findings and Interpretation | 第43-75页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第75-76页 |
| ·Recommendations | 第76-80页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第80-81页 |
| ·Problems Encountered during the Research | 第81页 |
| ·Achievement of the Study | 第81页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第81-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82-83页 |
| References | 第83-86页 |
| Appendices | 第86-94页 |
